Drifters (2003 film)

Drifters
Chinese	二弟
Literal meaning	younger/second brother
Hanyu Pinyin	èr dì
Directed by	Wang Xiaoshuai
Written by	Wang Xiaoshuai
Produced by	Peggy Chiao Yong Ning Hsu Hsiao-ming
Starring	Duan Yihong Shu Yan Zhao Yiwei Tang Yang Jin Peizhu
Cinematography	Wu Di
Edited by	Liao Ching-song
Music by	Wang Feng
Distributed by	Arc Light Films
Release date	May 20, 2003 (2003-05-20) (Cannes)
Running time	120 minutes
Countries	China Hong Kong
Language	Mandarin Chinese

Drifters (Chinese: 二弟) is a 2003 Chinese film directed by Wang Xiaoshuai. The film is a production of Hong Kong's Purple Light Films and People Workshop with international distribution through the Taipei-based company Arc Light Films. Drifters premiered in the 2003 Cannes Film Festival as part of the Un Certain Regard competition.^[1]

Drifters follows the story of a young slacker, Hong Yunsheng, who has become something of a local celebrity partly due to his repeated failures as a stowaway. After spending several years abroad in the U.S. as an illegal immigrant, Hong returns to his hometown in Fujian. There, Hong attempts to reconnect with his illegitimate son.